Table 1 Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale

1

Normal

At age-appropriate level; school-age child attend regular school

2

Mild disability

Conscious, alert, able to interact at age-appropriate level; regular school but grades perhaps not age-appropriate, possibility of mild neurologic deficit

3

Moderate disability

Conscious, age-appropriate independent activities of daily living; special education classroom and/or learning deficit present

4

Severe disability

Conscious, dependent on others for daily support because of impaired brain function

5

Coma or vegetative state

Any degree of coma, unaware, even if awake in appearance, without interaction with the environment; no evidence of cortex function; possibility for some reflexive response, spontaneous eye-opening, sleep-wake cycles

6

Brain death/death

Brain death, death